Improvement in bracelets



T. G. BROWN. Bracelet.

No. 221,511. Patented Nov. 11, 1879.

INVENTOR BY ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES 1g J yme/V N.PETER& PHOTO-UTHGGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D C,

UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS G. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN BRACELETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 221,511, dated November11, 1879 rapplication filed May 1, 1879.

To al whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. BROWN, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Bracelet, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction ofcombination-lock bracelets, the object whereof is to enable the lock baror staple to be entered into the socket of the look when the two partsof the bracelet are pivoted together; and it consists in connecting thelock bar or staple with the end of the bracelet opposite to that onwhich the lock is placed by a concealed pivot, so that when the two endsare brought together the bar will turn sufficiently to enable it toenter with ease the straight socket in the look.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the braceletwith the lock-bar withdrawn and the end of the bracelet in section, andexposing the manner of its connection with the bracelet; and Fig. 2isadetailed view of the connection.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Heretofore, owing to the curvature of the bracelet, it has beenimpossible to make the combination-lock bracelets otherwise than in twoparts, as the lock-bar, .when rigidly attached, approaches the socket ofthe look at such an angle that it will not enter it. Consequently, thebracelets with this style of lock have been madein two parts, and inputting them on the two ends were brought together simultaneously,making it very difficnlt to put them on without assistance.

My invention is designed to overcome this difiiculty.

Referring to the drawings, A A are the two parts of the bracelet,connected together at a by a pivoted joint. 0n the free end of part A Iis a combination-lock, B, composed of rings held on a slotted barrel orsocket projecting from the end of part A. G is a lock bar or staple,connected with the free end of part A by entering a projection, c, onits end in the socket b, and fastening it with a transverse pivot, 0, sothat the construction is entirely concealed. This connection hassufficient play to allow the bar or staple to be moved verticallysufficiently to enter and withdraw from the barrel or socket of thecombination-lock without straining or bending in the slightest degree.This enables the two parts of the bracelet to be connected together inthe usual manner, and the bracelets with combinationlock can be put onthe arm of the wearer without assistance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. As an improvement in bracelets with combination-locks composed of twoparts, pivoted together, the lock baror staple 0, connected with thepart A of the bracelet by apivot-joint, to enable it to yieldsufficiently to enter the socket of the lock, substantially asdescribed.

2. The socket b in the end of the part A, in

combination with the projection c on the end of the lock bar or stapleO, and pivot 0, passed transversely through the end of the bracelet andthe projection 0, whereby a concealed connection is made between the bar0 and the bracelet and the bar is given play to enable it to enter thesocket of the lock, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the pivoted bar or staple U and thecombination-lock B, secured, respectively, to the parts A A of thebracelet, substantially as described.

THOMAS G. BROWN.

Witnesses WILTON G. DONN, (J. SEDGWICK.

